By enrolling your child at RISE Creative Arts, you accept these terms and conditions ("Terms & Conditions") and sign your agreement to them as an ongoing agreement between you and RISE Creative Arts ("Agreement").
The Agreement is made between the parent/guardian ("Parent", "you" or "your") of each enrolled student ("Student") by a Parent and RISE Creative Arts ("Pure Drama", "we", "our", "us") and is valid at all times whilst the Student is enrolled on any RISE Creative Arts activity and until such time as written notice is given in accordance with these
1.1 These Terms & Conditions apply to all our RISE Creative Arts Lessons, Private/Group LAMDA Lessons, Private/Group Audition Preparation, Holiday Workshops, TV and Film Workshops and any additional products and/or services offered by RISE Creative Arts for any Student.
1.2 For participation of a Student in a RISE Creative Arts Activity all Parents are required to consent to these Terms & Conditions by ticking the acceptance box for these Terms & Conditions when booking your free trial lesson. We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time.
1.3 Any changes to these Terms & Conditions require the written consent or approval of RISE Creative Arts.
1.4 "Group Acting/Performer Lessons" refers to classes offering tuition in acting and/or musical theatre which will be delivered during the Term. Lessons will take place once per week for a certain number of hours, as detailed on the website.
1.5 "Private/Group LAMDA" refers to tuition in acting, musical theatre, verse and prose and public speaking which can be delivered on request during the Term. Additional Examination/Administration Fees will be payable when students take an exam.
1.6 "Private/Group Audition Preparation Lessons" refers to drama school preparation or self tape preparation which can be delivered on request.
1.7 "Holiday Workshop" refers to Workshops run by Rise Creative Arts during the breaks between Terms.
1.8 "TV and Film Workshop" refers to a one-off course offering tuition in TV and Film which will be delivered for a certain number of hours per day for a certain period and can run at any time throughout the year.
1.9 "Principal/s" refers to the founders of RISE Creative Arts.
1.10 “Private Lessons” refers to 1 to 1 tuition
1.11 "Term" refers to one academic term of RISE Creative Arts during which lessons are run.
1.12 "Term Dates" refers to the dates for the relevant Term.
2.1 To apply for a place for a new Student at RISE Creative Arts, the Parent must agree to these Terms & Conditions before booking their child’s first term.
2.2 Each Student's place is allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis.
2.3 If RISE Creative Arts is unable to accept the Student due to capacity reasons, the Student may, at the Parent's discretion, be placed on a waiting list.
2.4 We offer a free 15 minute consultation for any of our Acting/Performer Group Lessons (audition preparation classes are excluded from this offer). The consultation can be booked online, via email and generally takes place at the beginning of the term or as otherwise advertised. If the Class has reached capacity, you will still be able to book a consultation in preparation for next term.
2.5 We offer a paid trial for Private/Group LAMDA/New Era Lessons and Audition Preparation Lessons, depending on availability. These lessons can be booked via the RISE team. Students need to be attending Group Acting/Performer Classes to be able to apply for these lessons.
2.6 After the consultation, subject to both parties agreeing and availability, RISE Creative Arts will enrol the Student onto their system and issue appropriate documentation and invoice.
2.7 Times, current Term Dates, fees and all relevant details for booked RISE Creative Arts Activities will be confirmed in writing for each RISE Creative Arts Activity.
2.8 All such Terms and Conditions detailed in this Agreement shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Parent upon payment by, or on behalf of, the Parent.
3.1 All Group and Private classes are billed termly. Fees should be paid via the website.
3.2 Fees for all RISE Creative Arts classes are non-refundable for illness, holiday or any other reason.
4.1 Once enrolled into one of Group or Private classes, Term Dates for the next Term will be made known to Parents in writing at the end of the current Term.
4.2 Unless RISE Creative Arts is otherwise notified in writing by you before the fourth week of the Term, a Student is automatically re-enrolled for the following Term.
4.3 If you do not notify RISE Creative Arts before the fourth week of the Term that you do not wish a Student to be re-enrolled onto the following Term, then you will remain liable for half of the full Term fees in respect of the next Term, regardless of attendance of the Student.
4.4 Invoices will be issued in advance of the next Term. Payment in full is required via the website.
4.5 Parent acknowledge that lessons can still take place if they fall on a bank holiday.
4.6 If a Student stops attending Group Acting/Performer classes this will mean that we are no longer able to offer them LAMDA lessons. See 2.5 above. They would finish their lessons after they take the exam that they have been working towards or sooner if both RISE Creative Arts and Parents agree.
5.1 Dates and times of Workshops, including our Summer School week are released in advance and are allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis.
5.2 Children who attend Group Acting/Performer Lessons receive priority to apply for a place on our TV & Film workshops and Holiday workshops.
5.3 A Deposit maybe required to secure your place on a particular workshop. Once paid this is non-refundable if the student is unable to attend for any reason. The balance must to paid before the commencement of the workshop or the student may not be able to attend.
5.5 Some workshops require the full fees to be paid upfront to secure your place. Once paid this is non-refundable if the student is unable to attend for any reason.
6.1 The personal data (as it is defined in the Data Protection Act 2018) of a Student and/or Parent will be processed by RISE Creative Arts, in accordance with standard Privacy Policy..
6.2 RISE Creative Arts owns all the rights, title and interest in and to its websites, including software, text and media and its trade marks, logos and brand elements. Nothing within these Terms & Conditions affects or licences the ownership of these rights. Any intellectual property created during any Lesson, Workshop or Holiday Workshop is owned by RISE Creative Arts.
7.1 Students participate at their own risk and are obliged to inform RISE Creative Arts and its staff of any existing injuries or medical condition. Any known medical conditions stated and any changes to such information must be notified to RISE Creative Arts immediately in writing.
7.2 If you are unsure whether a Student should participate in any activity please consult the Student's GP before enrolling the Student on a RISE Creative Arts Activity.
7.3 Any medication left on the school premises must be clearly labelled and the Student should, unless RISE Creative Arts has agreed in writing otherwise, be able to administer it themselves.
7.4 The Uniform is compulsory. This includes a RISE Creative Arts T-shirt and black trousers/leggins. Students must wear suitable footwear and clothing at all times, with hair tied pack for all Group classes and Workshops. Whilst wearing the uniform all students must behave in a sensible and appropriate manner.
7.5 If a Student is unwell or has an accident requiring emergency treatment, the Parent will be contacted via the emergency contact details provided. This number must always be contactable whilst the Student is attending a RISE Creative Arts class.
7.6 Parents are solely responsible for ensuring that the emergency contact details on RISE Creative Arts’s records are up to date.
8.1 Students are obliged to take care of their own belongings. RISE Creative Arts can accept no liability for lost or damaged belongings.
8.2 The liability of RISE Creative Arts and that of its staff is restricted to class time only and then only to gross negligence.
9.1 RISE Creative Arts may, at its own discretion, refuse or remove a Student from a RISE Creative Arts lesson/workshop if it is felt that the Student's behaviour is unacceptable.
9.2 All decisions made by our teachers on casting, exam and festival entries are final.
9.3 Parents are not permitted in the room during classes and rehearsals, unless it has been arranged with the Principal/s.
9.4 RISE Creative Arts reserves the right to make changes to the timetable, the teaching staff, the advertised programme or the programme delivery mechanism (for clarity this may mean that we switch to online zoom classes) in the event of illness or other circumstances beyond our control.
9.5 Where a lesson of RISE Creative Arts has to be cancelled, the Principal/s will give as much notice as possible. In the event of a last minute session cancellation, you will be notified by email, text message, a call to your mobile phone or through a designated RISE Creative Arts social media site. Parents must ensure that they provide up-to-date contact details.In the event of a RISE Creative Arts Activity being cancelled, RISE Creative Arts will provide substitute lessons where possible either at an alternative time, venue or online. If no alternative can be offered, RISE Creative Arts will deduct the amount from the following term or provide a refund, for lessons that are unable to be fulfilled.
9.6 It may occasionally be necessary to change the time and/or venue of a RISE Creative Arts Activity session. This will only be done if absolutely necessary and RISE Creative Arts will do its best to keep class times, programme delivery mechanisms and/or locations as similar as possible but unfortunately this cannot always be guaranteed.
9.7 In the event that a Student is unable to attend a RISE Creative Arts session, due to sickness, holiday or a decision by the Parent or Student not to attend, RISE Creative Arts regrets that it is unable to refund any payment.
9.8 All Students must be collected on time after a session. Students are the responsibility of RISE Creative Arts during class time only. RISE Creative Arts is unable to supervise Students after a session and consistent late collection may result in additional charges. If Parents wish for a Student to make their own way home this will need to be confirmed in writing by the Parent.
9.9 If someone other than a parent/guardian is collecting the student our teachers must be notified before the session.
9.10 RISE Creative Arts fees are reviewed annually and may be increased each year.
9.11 These Terms & Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties which supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.
9.12 In the event that one or more of the provisions of the Agreement are found to be unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, those provisions shall be deemed severed from the remainder of the Agreement.